HOUSE PARTY

There is no “i” in “team” for the talented ladies at Ekovauhuset (House of Organic)—and lucky for us because the eight designers manage to pool their varied talents every season to present a unified front that is far greater than the sum of its parts.

For Fall/Winter 2010, Johanna Hofring, Meiling Chen, Tor Söderin, Renata Mann, Mika Machida, Kaori Yamazaki, and Melissa Kirgan and Xing-Zhen Chung-Hilyard of Eko-Lab—with assistance from guest artist Jennifer Wen Ma—raised a collection of boho-chic dresses, coats, and separates that intertwined spidery crocheted detailing, hand-painted ink swirls, and artful draping. The result is at once eclectic and enthralling, much like the designers themselves.